1. Movements that seek to change some specific dimension of society, usually involving legislative policy modification or appeals to the courts is social reform movement
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True
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2. Consciously organized attempts outside of established institutional mechanisms to enhance or resist change through group action is social movement
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True
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3. Variations or alterations over time in the behavior patterns, culture (including norms and values), and behavior patterns in a society is social change
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True
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4. The systematic process of producing human knowledge; it uses empirical research methods to discover facts and test theories is called science
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True
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5. Movements that attempt to transform society to bring about a total change in society by overthrowing existing power structures and replacing them with new ones; these movements often resort to violent means to achieve goals is revolutionary movements
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6. Movements that try to protect an existing system, protect part of that system, or return to what a system had been by overthrowing current laws and practices is regressive movements
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7. Mobilized groups that take place across societies as international organizations is global transnational movements
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True
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8. Focus on changing individuals and saving people from lifestyles the social movement considers corrupt is expressive movements
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True
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9. Actions that are spontaneous, unstructured, and disorganized and that may violate norms; this behavior arises when people are trying to cope with stressful situations and under unclear or uncertain conditions is collective behaviour
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10. Dean was walking through campus when, suddenly, he heard a loud “bang!” coming from the campus power plant. People began running away from the area, screaming and crying, despite the fact that no one seemed to know what had happened. What did Dean witness?
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Panic
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11. Canada is most likely a periphery nation, since it lies on the boarder of the U.S. (a core nation).
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True
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12. According to symbolic interactionist theorists, social institutions and structures are ______.
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Interdependent on other social institutions
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13. Which of the following is true regarding the institutionalization of science?
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The institutionalization of science provides for training and mobilizes resources, allowing for innovation to result in timely change
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14. Hurricane Katrina brought up discussions about racism in the U.S. and calls for social change. Sociologically speaking, the hurricane was a ______.
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Strain
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15. According to ______ theory, in order for collective behavior to occur, charismatic leaders must emerge who determine what actions the group should take.
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Emergent norm theory
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16. Conflict theorists believe that societies are dynamic, and that change and conflict are inevitable.
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True
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17. “Societies move slowly from simple to more complex forms” is a tenet of which theory?
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Social evolution theory
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18. Which of the following is a result of NAFTA?
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It has fallen short of generating the jobs it promised decades ago.
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19. All social movements advocate moving forward with a new initiative.
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False
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